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California hunters will have to leave their hounds at home. According to one of the bills Gov. Jerry Brown announced signing Wednesday, those hunting bears and bobcats can no longer use their dogs; the bill received support from the Humane Society of the United States. –NBC San Diego

A Welsh couple died Wednesday during what is speculated to be an attempt to rescue a dog from a river. Although that motive couldn’t be confirmed, witnesses say they saw the 27- and 25-year-olds walking five dogs along the water, which was raised higher than usual because of rainfall. – Telegraph

Cats continue to show catwalk potential: A Japanese company, Neurowear, introduced a wearable feline tail that wags according to the user’s mood. The device uses a headset, a clip-on heart monitor and a smartphone application to analyze the tail-wearer’s brain waves. –New York Daily News

Did a woman from Texas choose her cat over her husband? Investigators say a 42-year-old woman shot her husband in the stomach after he threatened to hurt their cat. She is accused of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. –ABC News